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befōn, rv., include: imp. befōh, 14. 17.
begān, anv., accomplish ; fulfil: inf. 46.12.
bēgen, adj., both: n. bēcgen, 67.32; būtan, 64.27; g. bēgra, 69.14; bēigra, 25.11; d. bām, 32.15.
begitan, sv. 5, get, obtain: inf. 4. 16; begytan, 23. 1; pp. begyte, 23.7.
†behātan, rv., promise: opt. 2. sg. behēte, 31. 1.
behealdan, rv., keep, hold: 3. pl. behealdað, 9. 14.
behōfian, wv., need, require: 3. pl. behōfað, 27. 11.
†bēn, f., prayer: as. bēne, 8. 8.
bēon, anv., be, exist, (bēo as opposed to forms of eom often denotes tbe future as opposed to the present): 1. sg. bēo, 1.18; 18.2; 62.15; eom, 11.11; 12.8 (12 times); æom, 48.10; 49.4; 56.8; 2. sg. byst, 46.13; 47.14,18; 64.6; bist, 59. 2; eart, 4. 21; 5. 21 (8 times); æart, 6. 5, 7 (8 times); ært, 6.2; 3. sg. byð, 5.10; 9.21 (30 times); bið, 44. 14; byt, 27. 4; 31.15; 44.16; MS. byd, 22,7,9 (20 times); is, 2. 20, etc.; ys, 6.11; 1. pl. bēoð, 53.5; 3. pl. 5. 20, etc.; sint, 2. 19, etc.; synt, 6. 11; pret. 1. sg. wæs, 21. 7, etc.; wes, 12. 1, etc.; 3. sg. wæs, 3. 9, etc.; wes, 2. 2, etc.; 3. pl. wēron, 10.2, etc.; wǣron, 62.33; opt. 3. sg. bēo, 30. 14, etc.; sīe, 2. 5, etc.; sī, 1. 9, etc.; sȳ, 14.16; 3. pl. sīen, 30.3, etc.; sīon, 24. 19 ; sīan, 44. 17; pret. 1. sg. wēræ, 62. 17; 2. sg. wēre, 4. 7, etc.; 3. sg. wēre, 3. 4, etc.; wǣre, 3. 3; 3. pl. wǣren, 58. 23; imp. bēo, 64. 26; inf. 34. 10, etc.; bēo, 30. 16; 32. 19; ger. bēonne, 2. 16. Negative: 3. sg. nis, 2. 6, etc.; nys, 7. 16, etc.; pret. 3. sg. næs, 48, 11, etc.; opt. pret. 2. sg. nǣre, 56. 3, etc.; 3. sg. nǣre, 20. 22, etc.; 3. pl. nēron, 68. 24, etc.; nǣran, 62. 24.
beorht, adj., bright: npn. beorhte, 31.8.
beorhte, adv., brightly: 66. 24.
beorhtness, f ., brightness, light: gs. beorhtnesse, 6. 1; 9. 7.
besēon, sv. 5, reflex., look: inf. 11. 17.
betwēon, prep. w. dat., between: 43. 16; 66. 23, 25; betwēona, 28. 13, 14, 15.
beotwēona, adv., between: 42. 5.
betweuh, adv., between: 42. 8.
beþurfan, swv., need: 1. sg. beþearf, 37.10; 3. sg. 45.7; pret. 1. sg. beþorfte, 1. 8; 2. sg. beþorftest (MS. beþortest), 4.7; opt. pret. 3. pl. beþorften, 20. 1.
bewitan, swv., heed, administer to: 37. 11.
biddan, sv. 5, pray, entreat: 1. sg. bidde, 6. 8; 32. 3; bydde, 6. 5, 6, 13; 11.13; 13.22; 14.1; 46.1; pret. 1. sg. bæd, 20. 4; opt. 1. sg. bydde, 13. 18(2); opt. pret. 3. sg. bede, 67.27; inf. 4.22; byddan, 54.1; 64.27; 69.27; ger. biddanne, 30. 8.
†bisceop, m., bishop: ns. 2. 18.
bīspell, n., saying, example: dp. bīspellum, 62. 22.
blīðe, adj., happy, glad: 34. 10; 48.20.
blōstma, wm., blossom, flower: np. blōstman, 54.6; 64.34; gp. blōstmena, 55. 1.
bōc, f., book: ns. bōc, 64.25; gs. bēc, 49.11; 55.1; 64.34; 70.5; ds. bōcum, 54. 6; bēc, 64. 24, 33;
